Bloodstock Open Air 2012 announce charity auction

Guitar signed by Motorhead's Lemmy among prizes

Teenage Cancer Trust have teamed up with heavy metal festival, Bloodstock Open Air 2012, for a charity auction.

Yamaha have donated a BB424X bass guitar, which has been signed by legendary Motorhead bassist Lemmy, after the band closed the festival last month.

The metal festival hosted its eighth year as an open-air event in August, playing host to metal giants such as HammerFall,
1349, Exodus, Napalm Death, WASP and Motörhead.

Attendees of Bloodstock Open Air 2011 donated £1775 to Teenage
Cancer Trust, a charity which helps combat cancer amongst young people.

The funds raised will go towards
building specialist care units for young cancer patients in hospitals.

Jen Walker, music co-ordinator
for Teenage Cancer Trust, commented: “We’d never been a part of an event so predominantly ‘metal’
before but our message was welcomed with open arms and the support and generosity of the Bloodstock staff
and festival-goers has been amazing.